Steffi Kriegerstein

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NationalityGerman
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 32)
Dresden, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Steffi Kriegerstein
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 32)
Dresden, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubKanu Club Dresden
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 500 m

Steffi Kriegerstein (born 3 November 1992) is a German canoeist. She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where the team won a silver medal.[1][2][3]

In 2015 she was world champion in the K2 1000 meters in Milan, and won silver and bronze in the K4 2017 and 2018 World Cup.[4]

She missed the 2020 Summer Olympics because of a COVID-19 infection, and retired in 2022, age 29, due to the effects of Long COVID.[4]

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